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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

This is a really easy pillow to make with very little sewing. It is made with felt, which will not fray. I love the way it turned out and cost me under $10 to make!
(I had some of the supplies laying around the house.)

Supplies:

- 1/2 yard cream felt fabric (at least 38" wide)

-16" pillow insert (that's just the size I already had on hand)

-White thread

-Green felt leaves (I found mine at target in their Christmas decor, but you could cut your own)

-White pompoms (you can find bags of them loose at the craft store, I just had some on a strand so that's what I used)

-Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Directions:

I made a simple envelope back pillow case and because I used felt I only had to sew along each side and didn't need to worry about hemming the other sides.

First you will need to calculate what size to cut your fabric based on the size of your pillow. For the length you will double the size and add 6. My pillow was 16" square. These are my calculations:

16 + 16 + 6 = 38"length

For the width you will take the pillow size and add .5"

16 + .5 = 16.5" wide

Cut your fabric to your size. Mine was 38" x 16.5".

Next lay your pillow on your fabric with the right side of the fabric facing up. Fold the fabric around the pillow, overlapping it to create an envelope back. Pin along the sides where the fabric overlaps and then slide your pillow out.

Now pin along both sides and sew. When you are done sewing each side, turn the pillow case right side out.

Arrange your felt leaves in the shape of a wreath and using a hot glue gun, glue it in place.

I wanted a neutral colored pillow, so I covered the red berries on the original garland with the white pom poms using the hot glue gun.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Marriage is hard and takes a lot of work. Lots of forgiveness, grace, selflessness, sacrifice, and love. These are some books that I have found extremely encouraging along the way! Add them to your reading list and ask your spouse to join you in reading some of them.

1. Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas - What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?

A good friend of mine has started her own business making these beautiful bracelets, and she would like to offer one to one of you for FREE! Please visit Dear Vines HERE to shop and read below to find out how to enter to win one!